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Garda Deployment

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 21 March 2012

Wednesday, 21 March 2012

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Seán Kenny

Question:

481 Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the total cost of the Garda dog unit, Garda mounted unit and the Garda water unit in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 separately; if he will provide a breakdown in tabular form of the various categories of spending and their corresponding cost in each of these years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15217/12]

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Written answers

The provision and deployment of Garda resources, including specialist units, is a matter for the Garda Commissioner. I am informed by the Garda authorities that the costs of the Garda Dog Unit, the Garda Mounted Unit and the Garda Water Unit for the years requested by the Deputy were as set out in the following tables:

Garda Dog Unit

Subhead Description

2008

2009

2010

2011

Salaries, Wages and Allowances

1,344,754

1,198,097

978,163

971,891

Travel and Subsistence

168,197

97,934

72,031

63,417

Other Expenses

106,988

100,081

127,592

105,966

Total

1,619,939

1,396,112

1,177,786

1,141,274

Garda Mounted Unit

Subhead Description

2008

2009

2010

2011

Salaries, Wages and Allowances

1,147,367

1,083,949

966,975

953,414

Travel and Subsistence

53,417

32,602

26,924

19,377

Other Expenses

184,249

335,088

150,630

205,392

Total

1,385,033

1,451,639

1,144,529

1,178,183

Garda Underwater Unit

Subhead Description

2008

2009

2010

2011

Salaries, Wages and Allowances

1,284,108

1,236,470

1,094,390

1,222,669

Travel and Subsistence

157,160

83,113

56,485

48,852

Other Expenses

262,732

255,062

278,476

266,933

Total

1,704,000

1,574,645

1,429,351

1,538,454

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